Dunedin next week... BBQ yummy

Syidah texted me this morning asking if I would be going to Dunedin next week. She said if I'm free she's keen to come and visit me in Timaru. However I have decided earlier that I'm going down to Dunedin next week and actually planning to do a small BBQ at their place. I'm soooo looking forward to it. Ayam BBQ!!!! My stomach's growling already just thinking about it. Girls... wait for me... jangan start makan without me ah :P

Up is down

For those who had watched 'Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's end' would probably understand why I titled this post 'up is down'. I've just finished my first set of night shifts - 7 days in a row working from 11pm till 8am the next day. A very new and amazing experience for me. Of course initially I was extremely apprehensive about it. For those who have lended their ears listening to me whinning about it would know just how apprehensive I was. But now I've successfully completed this task (and being the first of the first year houseofficers to actually have done this), I could give myself a pat at the shoulder and smile with pride. It was an accomplishment indeed. Doing night oncall means that houseofficer is the only doctor covering the whole hospital (Emergency, medical, surgical, O&G, paediatric, ICU & CCU, rehab ward and psych). I think I coped with it very well. I was based in ED because all patients would have to come through ED but I would be called every now and then to the wards when they're problems there. Some nights were quiet but when it's busy it was damn busy.

Being awake at night and catching up with sleep during daytime (hence up is down - day is night) was a difficult task initially but now that I've gotten used to the new routine, I have trouble going back to the old one. I couldn't sleep at all tonight... I lay in bed listening to my iPod, while my mind's racing thinking about lots of stuff... I thought of going out for a run but it's too freezing cold outside. Sigh...

Fasten your seatbelt friend, we're travelling together ;)

A friend told me "friendship is a journey, the destination is not important. What's important is who you're 'travelling' with in that journey." This is a beautiful statement about friendship... friendship plays a big part in our life. Friends 'hold our hands' when we're in trouble, lend their shoulders for us to cry on without expecting anything in return. Friendship is all about giving and taking... Sincere friendship can bring great things... motivation, hope, moral support. Betul tak??? ;)

This pic has nothing to do with this post. This photo is taken by me ;) lawa right hehe... when we went for the gondola ride in Christchurch.

Salam June...

My last entry was at end of April... now it's already June. Where did May go?? May was undoubtedly one of the busiest months for me but despite that I enjoyed it. Stressful but hughly satisfying. Those were the days when I was still doing my medical rotation.. Nowadays I'm a surgical houseofficer... not too bad but oh boy how i miss medical.. Anyway to cut story short, I think I'm a born physician... so surgical is just another part of the training for me before I go further into my career. But enough on that stuff eh...

How's life for everyone? To those who still pop their heads in this blog every now and then, thanks so much. I visited my buddies in Christchurch last week haha... Zanna, naz and nurus ;) we're buddies aye girls lol... That's what my colleague called u guys... When you guys drove me back to Timaru last week, Mohammed (my colleague a.k.a consultant) saw us driving down the Timaru main street. He saw girls wearing headscarf in a car (which is of course a rare sight in this small country town) and thought to himself "that must be Nora and her buddies" haha. Anyway I miss u girls, have a great holiday in Brunei... I envy u guys lahhh... I wanna go home jua!!! ;)

Hamner Springs

Here I am back in Timaru... Had my Monday blues as usual especially after the fun weekend. Hamner Springs was really great, and it's such a beautiful tiny town. We stayed at a brand new motel for a night, bathed in the hot pools (we got the private pools), had a few treatments such as facial, massage and steam. I didn't get photos inside the pools area but here are a few pics of the town...

Dah ada plan for this weekend... ;)

In my earlier post today I was whinning a bit on how bored I am today, and whether I should go to Christchurch, Dunedin or just stay here this weekend. Well, Zanna solved the problem for me heheh ;) She rang me this afternoon telling me that I should come to Christchurch this weekend and join them for the trip to Hamner Spring! Hamner Spring is one of the main attractions in the South Island of NZ with its hot water spring. I'm soooo excited ;) InsyaAllah I'll post a few pics from the trip here next week.

April's almost over

Then comes May... Anything interesting going on in May?? Emm... Suhaimi's birthday... heheh but I've celebrated this with him well in advanced when I was still in Brunei a couple of weeks ago. I'm glad for that coz on the exact birthday date I'll be doing my weekend shift, probably just have time to drop off an sms +/- email. Miss u sangat :)
Then a week after that will be Naz's birthday... I'll probably come up to Christchurch to celebrate that with her and the other girls.

Apart from that, May will probably just be another month for me here. I'm really bored. This weekend, shall I come up to Christchurch or go down to Dunedin?? or just stay here in Timaru...
7 months in counting before I go home for good. There are pros and cons of going home for good of course but the most important thing is my loved ones are there.
Today is a public holiday here, I'm glad for the break in the middle of the week. Yesterday I was nearly over the moon when I got the official letter telling that I could reside at my current flat until the end of the contract + an apology from the hospital management.

Hikmah Ayat Al-Kursi

1) Barang siapa membaca ayat Al-Kursi apabila berbaring di tempat tidurnya, Allah SWT
mewakilkan dua orang Malaikat memeliharanya hingga subuh.

2) Barang siapa membaca ayat Al-Kursi di akhir setiap sembahyang Fardhu, dia akan berada dlm lindungan Allah SWT hingga sembahyang yang lain.

3) Barang siapa membaca ayat Al-Kursi di akhir tiap sembahyang,tidak menegah akan dia daripada masuk syurga kecuali maut dan barang siapa membacanya ketika hendak tidur, Allah SWT memelihara akan dia ke atas rumahnya, rumah jirannya dan ahli rumah-rumah disekitarnya.

4) Barang siapa membaca ayat Al-Kursi di akhir tiap2 sembahyang fardhu, Allah SWT menganugerahkan dia setiap hati orang yg bersyukur,setiap perbuatan orang yg benar,pahala nabi2 serta Allah melimpahkan padanya rahmat.

5) Barang siapa membaca ayat Al-Kursi sebelum keluar rumahnya, maka Allah SWT mengutuskan 70,000 Malaikat kepadanya – mereka semua memohon keampunan dan mendoakan baginya.

6) Barang siapa membaca ayat Al-Kursi di akhir sembahyang Allah SWT akan mengendalikan pengambilan rohnya dan dia adalah seperti orang yang berperang bersama Nabi Allah sehingga mati syahid.

7) Barang siapa yang membaca ayat Al-Kursi ketika dalam kesempitan nescaya Allah SWT berkenan memberi pertolongan kepadanya.

Dari Abdullah bin 'Amr r.a., Rasulullah S.A.W. bersabda, Sampaikanlah pesanku biarpun satu ayat..."

My little ordeal... I nearly lost my flat!!

I've just come back for work from my 2.5 weeks break, first day at work on Wednesday and everything was fine, not too busy... just right to help me picked up my pace again. That evening after dinner, Erica knocked on my door to give me all my accumulated mails. One of them was a letter from the hospital management telling me "due to a change in circumstances, it is necessary for you to move out from your current flat." My reaction? Of course I was appalled! They gave me a six weeks notice from the date of the letter and since I was on holiday, I only had 3 weeks left. That letter also told me that they're relocating me to another flat along with my furniture.

The thing that upset me the most was that I have settled down in my current flat... I love this flat so much... it is so comfortable and the flat they're about to relocate me to is sub-standard to this. That flat is very old and bound to be extremely cold in winter no matter how much heating you use. Furthermore it is a hassle to move in the middle of the year, to unpack and move, and to adapt to a new environment again. I remember how stressful it was to move from Dunedin to Timaru in November last year and now that I've settled down here, it's a big thing for me emotionally, physically, and psychologically to move to a new flat again.

After receiving that letter, I tried to calm myself down and reasoned with it. My plan was to see the management and asked for consideration for me to stay in this flat until end of this year as stated in the contract/lease signed previously. If that can't be done then I told myself to accept ' dengan redha', maybe this is a test from Allah for me. I called my special one and my dad for advice and both of them told me to talk to management and ask for consideration. Babah said he would pray for me.

The next day, I went to the accommodation department and the person in-charge was on leave so I called HR (human resources) instead. HR told me I should talk to the Head of Facilities, the person who probably had made this decision. I rang him and he told me they would want to turn my flat into an office space!! That was so selfish and unreasonable of him especially when someone is still staying in the flat. I was really upset! I asked him if the change could be delayed until end of this year and he said no! He told me since I had been on leave he would extend the date until end of May and no later. He also said that I could bring all the furniture in the flat I want and they would assist me in the moving process and this is not to put me into any disadvantage. How dare him say that when he perfectly knew well that the flat they were about to move me into was very much sub-standard to the current flat... And to move me when my 12 months period is not over, of course I am at a disadvantage no matter how much assistance they give.

My friends heard of this and they too thought this was ridiculous and one of them 'Mark' (Mark, I owe you one), told me to review the contract again and he insisted to see the Head of Facilities with me and gave management 'a piece of his mind'. He came in very strong I thought with his point and the Head of Facilities was rather 'pissed off' ;). The Head of Facilities then told us he would ask for a legal opinion on my contract and told me not to do anything before he contacted me again. Mark told me to contact NZ Resident Doctors' Association of which I am a member of. Members of this association are able to get free legal advice if they encounter any problems related to our employment. I think since this flat is hospital accommodation and hence is part of the District Health Board, they are able to help me. I talked to the representative of this assc. and faxed him all the details/documents. He then asked my contract to be read by their lawyers perhaps and that afternoon itself he rang to tell me that he would contact the Head of Facilities. The representative said the hospital management couldn't force me to move out until after the 12 months period is over or they have to pay the previous 5 months worth of rent back to me if they insisted as this was against the contract. He called me again that same afternoon telling me the good news that I could stay in the flat until the contract period is over. I was so happy. I fought for it and I won. Alhamdulillah!!!!

What I learned from this ordeal is that with prayers and effort, it can be done! When initially I told myself to accept and be 'redha', I don't think it was giving up. I think of it as 'menerima segala dugaan' and maybe 'ada hikmah di sebaliknya'. Cannot 'putus asa jua', keep on praying 'supaya Allah memudahkan segala urusan' plus put in a good effort, and for me in this case Allah has answered my prayers, He opened the way for me Alhamdulillah.

Long time no see...

Assalamualaikum...

Wahh it's been very long rupanya since i've updated this blog. More than 2 months ago tsk tsk... I'd just come back from 2 weeks vacation in Brunei. What a wonderful break!! I really had fun... There are many trips that people make around the globe... business trip, education, work, conference, shopping, holiday... but for me the best trip of all is definitely holiday at home!!! Really refreshing...

But of course being me... it took a while before i recover from my holiday mood. It used to be really long, the homesickness went on and on and on... but Alhamdulillah nowadays I'm getting better in controlling my emotions... Dah banyak kali practice... of course la i'm bound to get better :P I did cry sekejap tadi but biasa saja... lagipun there were lots of sweet memories in Brunei for me to reminisce ;)

I can't wait to be home for good and be with my loved ones. I tell you dear readers both of my parents even took holidays off work just for me... Love u mama and babah... Ejah, how's the drama? Went well? I heard u tertinggal one of your bags di rumah on the real drama day ;) Haru lahh :P To my bombastic 3 brothers adip, hafiz and rafie - stay cool :P hafiz n rafie, nanti kak balik we go jogging lagi di pantai ah with babah... Belumba? heheh Adip... balik from MTSSR tu lalu jalan highway saja laa... Mana cool lalu jalan kampong... If u do please be careful lah ah... U had so many close encounters already!!

Apart from my fantastic, sporting-to-the-max immediate family, I also had the chance to meet my extended family briefly, from my nini laki and nini bini to the latest cousin and niece. We celebrated the 55th birthday of my eldest uncle in a majlis doa kesyukuran. Lots of laughter in the family, I'm so glad i'm part of this amazing family Alhamdulillah.

This holiday I also had the chance to catch up with my bestfriend Imah... It had been nearly 2 years we nda jumpa so I'm glad we manage to catch up this time around. Fizan and Imah are still the same Fizan and Imah 11 years ago when together :P Still 'selahau' haha.
I also met my longtime chatter/friend briefly. Thanks for the kueh teaw... ;) and also for the help and support u've given me through the years.

Another best part of my holiday was when i had the chance to catch up with my special someone ;) Ahah... heheh U're very busy with work but still managed to find the time... I really appreciate that. This person accepts me for who I am... trusts me with all his heart and this person selalu teased me to the max hahah... really happy... membari kecarian your antiques atu :P In fact today I was thinking of what you said last time about brown sugar giving tea the special umph~ when I 'dengan angau'nya put 2 teaspoons of salt into my tea. I really thought i was putting sugar until i took my first sip of that horribly salty tea haha... I really appreciate your advice, support and understanding... thanks for the wonderful time in Brunei...

Tired... or just being lazy?

I have been neglecting this blog lately... Busy? Yes and no... I'm busy with work but I do have those quiet times after work to type myself away in this blog. The fact is... I'm tired. Lately I prefer to just lie down in bed reading novels or lazying myself in the couch in front of the TV. Tired of life?? Not really lah... I still have lots to see and experience... I'm just literally physically tired. A friend told me I'm always tired because I let myself go tired by not doing anything... He said when I have free time I should do something, go out and do some exercise... Work is obviously exhausting... especially the long 15 hours shift... and back to work the next day... but I know I can cope with that, I'm still fresh in this business... But hey I shouldn't complain, life is great at the moment Alhamdulillah.

Kenyataan hidup di sebalik permainan ini

(NB. A friend sent me this article via email. It's long but it's worth reading)

Seorang guru wanita sedang bersemangat mengajarkan sesuatu kepada murid-muridnya. Ia duduk menghadap murid-muridnya. Di tangan kirinya ada kapur, di tangan kanannya ada pemadam. Guru itu berkata, "Saya ada satu permainan... Caranya begini, ditangan kiri saya ada kapur, di tangan kanan ada pemadam. Jika saya angkat kapur ini, maka berserulah "Kapur!", jika saya angkat pemadam ini, maka katalah "Pemadam!"

Murid muridnya pun mengerti dan mengikuti. Guru berganti-gantian mengangkat antara kanan dan kiri tangannya, semakin lama semakin cepat. Beberapa saat kemudian guru kembali berkata, "Baik sekarang perhatikan. Jika saya angkat kapur, maka sebutlah "Pemadam!", jika saya angkat pemadam, maka katakanlah "Kapur!". Dan diulangkan seperti tadi, tentu saja murid-murid tadi keliru dan kekok, dan sangat sukar untuk mengubahnya. Namun lambat laun, mereka sudah biasa dan tidak lagi kekok. Selang beberapa saat, permainan berhenti.

Sang guru tersenyum kepada murid-muridnya. "Murid-murid, begitulah kita umat Islam. Mulanya yang haq itu haq, yang bathil itu bathil. Kita begitu jelas membezakannya. Namun kemudian, musuh musuh kita memaksakan kepada kita dengan perbagai cara, untuk menukarkan sesuatu, dari yang haq menjadi bathil, dan sebaliknya. Pertama-tama mungkin akan sukar bagi kita menerima hal tersebut, tapi kerana terus disosialisasikan dengan cara-cara menarik oleh mereka, akhirnya lambat laun kamu akan terbiasa dengan hal itu. Dan anda mulai dapat mengikutinya. Musuh-musuh kamu tidak pernah berhenti membalik dan menukar nilai dan ketika.

"Keluar berduaan, berkasih-kasihan tidak lagi sesuatu yang pelik, Zina tidak lagi jadi persoalan, pakaian seksi menjadi hal yang lumrah, tanpa rasa malu, sex sebelum nikah menjadi suatu kebiasaan dan trend, hiburan yang asyik dan panjang sehingga melupakan yang wajib adalah biasa, materialistik kini menjadi suatu gaya hidup dan lain lain." "Semuanya sudah terbalik. Dan tanpa disedari, anda sedikit demi sedikit menerimanya tanpa rasa ia satu kesalahan dan kemaksiatan. Paham?" tanya Guru kepada murid-muridnya. "Paham cikgu..."

"Baik permainan kedua..." begitu Guru melanjutkan. "Cikgu ada Qur'an,cikgu akan letakkannya di tengah karpet. Sekarang anda berdiri diluar karpet. Permainannya adalah, bagaimana caranya mengambil Qur'an yang ada ditengah tanpa memijak karpet?" Murid-muridnya berpikir . Ada yang mencuba alternatif dengan tongkat,dan lain-lain.

Akhirnya Guru memberikan jalan keluar, digulungnya karpet, dan ia ambil Qur'an. Ia memenuhi syarat, tidak memijak karpet."Murid-murid, begitulah ummat Islam dan musuh-musuhnya...Musuh-musuh Islam tidak akan memijak-mijak anda dengan terang-terang...Kerana tentu anda akan menolaknya mentah mentah. Orang biasapun tak akan rela kalau Islam dihina dihadapan mereka. Tapi mereka akan menggulung anda perlahan-lahan dari pinggir, sehingga anda tidak sadar.

"Jika seseorang ingin membuat rumah yang kuat, maka dibina tapak yang kuat. Begitulah Islam, jika ingin kuat, maka bangunlah aqidah yang kuat. Sebaliknya, jika ingin membongkar rumah, tentu susah kalau dimulai dgn tapaknya dulu, tentu saja hiasan-hiasan dinding akan dikeluarkan dulu, kerusi dipindahkan dulu, Almari dibuang dulu satu persatu, baru rumah dihancurkan..."

"Begitulah musuh-musuh Islam menghancurkan kita. Ia tidak akan menghentam terang-terangan, tapi ia akan perlahan-lahan meletihkan anda. Mulai dari perangai anda, cara hidup, pakaian dan lain-lain, sehingga meskipun anda muslim, tapi anda telah meninggalkan ajaran Islam dan mengikuti cara yang mereka... Dan itulah yang mereka inginkan." "Ini semua adalah fenomena Ghazwul Fikri (Perang Pemikiran). Dan inilah yang dijalankan oleh musuh musuh kita... "

"Kenapa mereka tidak berani terang-terang memijak-mijak cikgu?" tanya murid- murid. "Sesungguhnya dahulu mereka terang-terang menyerang, misalnya Perang Salib, Perang Tartar, dan lain-lain. Tapi sekarang tidak lagi." "Begitulah Islam... Kalau diserang perlahan-lahan, mereka tidak akan sedar, akhirnya hancur. Tapi kalau diserang serentak terang-terangan, mereka akan bangkit serentak, baru mereka akan sadar".

"Kalau begitu, kita selesaikan pelajaran kita kali ini, dan mari kita berdoa dahulu sebelum pulang..." Matahari bersinar terik takala anak-anak itu keluar meninggalkan tempat belajar mereka dengan pikiran masing-masing di kepalanya...

UMAT ISLAM SEMAKIN MUDAH DIBELI DENGAN WANG RINGGIT, DILALAIKAN DENGAN KEINDAHAN DAN MEMUJA KESERONOKAN HIDUP, HINGGA HILANG MARUAH DAN HARGA DIRI!!

Nasi lemak oh nasi lemak....

Me and a couple of friends were discussing the topic on food cravings a few days ago. Yes it might sound lame discussing about food cravings because everyone craves for that special food every now and then... What's the big deal? Ahahh... For those whose taste buds are 100% Malay, try living in a country where 'nasi lemak' is a rare delicacy... where 'pais daging' is unheard of... What would you do when you crave for 'ikan salai cacah sambal,' 'udang masak tumis' or 'ketam kari masak kampung' but the ingredients to actually make these food are unavailable...

I was watching TV a few days ago and there was this ad saying 'NZ has the best seafood in the world' hmmm... try again... I've been here for more than 6 years but the only real 'ketam' i've seen was when I was dining in this highly expensive highly overated seafood restaurant in Dunedin. There are more fresh ketam in Brunei 'pasar'... or perhaps I wasn't looking at the right places for the 'ketam' here... anyway that's a side track.

Back to the topic of food cravings... the 3 of us agreed that when we crave for Bruneian food here, our imaginations would make it heavenly tasty. But when we are actually at home in Brunei, the food is on the table, when the taste bud finally has its satisfaction... the food that we've been craving for months and months suddenly doesn't taste like what we've imagined. It's just ordinary 'nasi lemak' after all................ But I still love and crave for the 'ketam kari' cooked by my dad ;)

Wanita dalam Islam

Rasullulah SAW bersabda:

"Dunia ini penuh perhiasan dan perhiasan yang paling indah ialah wanita yang solehah."
- (Riwayat Muslim)

"Jika seseorang wanita menunaikan solat lima waktu, berpuasa sebulan Ramadan, memelihara kehormatannya, mentaati suaminya, nescaya dia dapat masuk ke mana-mana saja pintu syurga menurut kehendaknya." - (Riwayat Imam Ahmad)

"Mana-mana isteri yang meninggal dunia, sedangkan suaminya reda kepadanya, nescaya isterinya akan masuk syurga." - (Riwayat Al-Hakim dan Tirmizi)

"Ada empat wanita mulia yang juga penghulu segala wanita di dunia; mereka itu ialah Asiah binti Muzahim, isteri Firaun; Maryam binti Imran, ibunda Isa; Khadijah binti Khuwailid, isteri Rasulullah saw dan Fatimah binti Muhammad, puteri kesayangan Baginda."
- (Riwayat Bukhari)

Just life...

Many people say 'enjoy your student life while you still can because once you start working things will be a lot different.' They claim that being a student was the best time of their life. I agree to this only to a certain extent. This is because now being in the early days of my working life, I feel less pressure compared to when I was still a medical student. Maybe my say here is biased by the fact that my current boss is very approachable, the staff here is extremely helpful and friendly, I have my own flat like I've always wanted when I was still in Dunedin... and not to forget the biggest motivation of all: $$$$ coming in every fortnightly lol.

I do feel the occasional stress especially when things get very busy. And I don't like it when I get home and ready to go to sleep, suddenly my mind is racing and my eyes wide open thinking of a patient in the ward. "Oh no I forgot to stop Mr So and so's clexane... hope he doesn't get a big bleed" etc etc...
It's so hard to believe that I've been working for 6 weeks now.

I remember how stressful and emotional I was during my last days in Dunedin before beginning my new life here in Timaru. Moving to a new place is stressful enough with all the packing I had to do... then the thought of starting work was extremely daunting. Now I realise no matter how stressful a situation can be, I'll just have to face it because once it's done, it's done!

But of course I still miss Dunedin. No matter how much I like this current flat compared to the flats I had in Dunedin, nothing can beat the memories, the experiences, friends, the culture, the supermarket, and the sense of security Dunedin have given and shared with me. Every time I go to Dunedin from anywhere in New Zealand, it feels like going back to Brunei (to a lesser extent). It feels like going home!!!... and certainly Dunedin is my second home after Brunei.

Halal fish??

I feel tired today. My day at work wasn't too bad, by 1.30pm I'd finished the day's job. In fact, it was an 'easy' day compared to the hectic ones I had for 3 days in a row just before New Year's holiday. Exactly at 4pm I went home. I had a headache so I took an early shower to refresh myself. Performed my zuhur prayer and prepared dinner. Just before 6pm, one of my friends knocked on my door... It was Erica.

"Hey Nora, would you like to join us for dinner at Sukhothai?"
"Emm, what time are you guys going?"
"Mark said 7pm"
"I don't think i'm up to it, I kinda have a headache."
"Okay, i'll just tell the guys you're not coming. Take some panadol."

When she left, I thought to myself... 'hmm maybe I should go... I'm keen to try that red curry.' So I went to knock on Mark and Ben's place... We're all neighbours, we live just a few steps from each other :)

"Hey Mark, I'll come if we go a lil bit early"
"How early do you want?"
"Emm say 6.30"
"Okay, 6.30 sounds good"

I ordered stir-fried seafood in red curry (I couldn't remember the Thai name for that dish) but it was excellent. I consider myself as a fast eater and those who are close to me especially back home in Brunei would know how good I am with food ;). Tonight was the first ever I finished last. Savouring the food slowly or these guys eat a heck faster than I am. Usually with my Bruneian friends, I finish the first lol.

Ben: "Let's go to New World (my fav. supermarket) after this"
Me: "Yeah let's go... I need to buy halal beef there which is not sold in the other supermarkets"

Mark: "Nora, does fish need to be halal as well before you could eat it?"
Me: "No."
Mark:"I thought so too, Ben wasn't so sure last time. But why is that?"
Me: "Emm maybe because fish doesn't have much blood in it compared to cows and chicken... so unlike cows and chicken, you don't need to slaughter fish in a specific way to drain most of its blood." "Besides when fish are off the water, they're dead anyway"
Mark: "Hmm true... there's no other way with fish aye. You wouldn't jump into the water and slaughter fish before they're off the water..."

I'm sure there is a better answer to the question. I realise my knowledge about Islam and its hukum is very limited. Sometimes we never thought about these kind of things until we are forced to think about it.

Bahasa melambangkan bangsa

(Perhatian: Mungkin tajuk yang membosankan untuk sesetengah pembaca ...)
Banarkah bahasa ani melambangkan bangsa? Kalau menulis ani pakai cakap melayu baku andangnya payah. Labih biasa mun pakai cakap Brunei atau cakap omputih hehe. Kalau buat karangan sekulah dulu baru pakai bahasa melayu baku. Kali ani ku kan cabar diri sendiri menulis pakai cakap Brunei, inda bolih ada satu perkataan pun omputih ;) hehehe Kan becakap pasal bahasa ani... ku setujulah, bahasa memang melambangkan bangsa. Kalau kitani becampur sama2 orang Malaysia, Singapura, Indonesia, dan Brunei... usul kitani sama, usul orang Melayu. Tapi cuba kitani becakap, barangkali sesama Melayu atu sendiri inda berapa faham kali mun cara becakapnya lain. Orang Brunei cemani bahasanya, Indonesia lain lagi bunyinya. Malaysia dan Melayu Singapura sama sedikitlah kali bunyinya. Tapi dalam Malaysia atu sendiri lagi banyak bahasa2 durang atau dialek durang. Orang utara lain bunyi durang becakap, orang Sarawak lain lagi cara bahasanya.

Tapi walaupun bahasa ani memainkan peranan yang penting dalam perhubungan kitani sesama manusia. Apa yang lagi penting ialah budi bahasa kitani. Apa guna kitani pandai 4-5 buting bahasa mun cara percakapan kitani dengan orang lain kasar dan inda menunjukkan bangsa kitani. Kitani selalu dangar lah promosi2 dalam radio kadang2 dan dari damit lagi kana bagitau orang Brunei ani tinggi budi bahasanya. Jangan saja karang sama orang atasan atau behubung dengan orang kita inda kenal lambut kitani becakap. Tapi mun sama keluarga, sama indung dan adi-beradi kasar bunyi kitani, inda mau mengalah tu. Banyak saja ni cemani ani dan kadang2 ku sendiri pun terbuat jua.

Dan lagi kitani ani luan terdedah arah bermacam2 bahasa di rumah atu. Buka saja TV macam2 rancangan... Indon, Malaysia, Inggeris, Tamil, Hindustan, Mandarin, Korea, Jipun... emm apalagi ah... tapi cuba yang meliat TV Brunei... dalam seratus buah rumah, dapat dikira dengan jari siapa yang meliat TV Brunei. Drama2 dalam TV Brunei atu banyak jualah yang memakai cakap Brunei. Akhir2 ani banyak jualah yang bisai2 dramanya, ganya ku ni jarang banar pulang meliat hehe setahun sekali ada kali lah... tapi kadang2 ada ku liat dulu luan teriak2 kasar bahasanya. Atukah imej yang kita kan liatkan arah orang luar dan jua generasi muda kitani yang orang Brunei ani becakap emosi dan kasar??? Selalunya arah sitcom2 tu... kan cali ani inda semestinya kasar.

Emm kalau ada terkasar atau tersalah cakap seribu kemaafan ku pinta. Hanya kan meluahkan apa yang di fikiran. Ku ni banyak kelemahan...

Middle Earth??

Those who watched Lord of the Ring (LOTR) trilogy would surely know what i'm talking about. In LOTR: The two towers, before the Battle of Helm's Deep, on their way to Rohan, you would notice a lot of these rock formations in the movie. When we (me, Naz, Zanna, Hana & Teo) went for a roadtrip to Central Otago in July 2006, we came across an abundance of these rock formations just before we reached the small town of Middlemarch. The first photo is one of the many photos we took that day. I borrowed the second photo from LOTR card game's fan network website

An unexpected guest ;)

What's a better way to spend the new year's holiday than playing with computer game ;) Delicious deluxe... I finally downloaded it off a bittorrent site last night... I was well into the game when suddenly, the corner of my eye caught a moving black object on the floor!!! Shocked and terrified, I let out a small scream before it finally registered in my mind that the moving black object was a fluffy black and white CAT!! The fluffy little thing managed to sneak in through the open window without my knowledge haha... or perhaps I was too engrossed playing the game... Well anyway he's a very welcomed albeit an unexpected guest. I thoroughly enjoyed his company this afternoon ;)






Meow...............

Happy New Year 2007

My new year's resolution is....... to be happy!